Katharina Truppe surprises with the first World Cup victory in ARE!

Katharina Truppe surprises with the first World Cup victory in ARE!

Are, Schweden - A surprise victory was cheers in ARE when Katharina Treuppe won the slalom and thus celebrated her first World Cup victory. The 29-year-old triumphed in front of the domestic Katharina Liensberger and the American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin, who still led in the first half of the race, but ultimately missed her 101st World Cup victory by only 19 hundredths of a second. "I can hardly stand, my feet tremble so incredible. It was so nerve -wracking," said Treuppe after the race on ORF and described her emotional ascent to the podium after several third places. With her captivating performance, she catapulted herself in the second round by five positions and secured the pot in a gripping race, which she completed with a very strong term, as well as the Reporting by Watson confirmed.

Katharina Liensberger followed her compatriot closely on her heels, only five hundredths of a second separated her from troops, who increased in the overall ranking. Mikaela Shiffrin, who was able to look forward to third place four days before her 30th birthday, broke a record with this result and overtook Ingemar Stenmark in the list of the most successful skiers with a total of 156 podium places. The best Swiss, Wendy Holdener, landed in fifth place behind the Austrians. This yield was particularly gratifying for Switzerland because some of her best drivers, such as Mélanie Meillard, left or did not start in the second run. After the first run, Meillard was only five hundredths of a second from a possible podium, but was eliminated at the crucial moment.

small crystal ball in range

The decision about the small crystal ball for the best slalom driver this season remains exciting until the season finale in Sun Valley. Neither the leading Zrinka Ljutic nor its pursuer Camille Rast were able to make a decisive apart. Ljutic ended up tenth, while Rast, despite a solid race, was over the finish behind her. The two have only one race to collect points and keep their titles. Liensberger also has good cards and could intervene in the race for the Champions belt. In the meantime, Elena Stoffel announced her resignation and denied her last race in ARE, which had an emotional meaning for her because she drove her first World Cup slalom there ten years ago.